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title: In a film one person builds a phone alone in a garage in a day. What… — Phones and computer chips · tree and pragmatics
description: In a film one person builds a phone alone in a garage in a day. What is the truth for real phones? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Phones and computer chips» of the technology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wron
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# Test 9 · ★★ · Phones and computer chips

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In a film one person builds a phone alone in a garage in a day. What is the truth for real phones?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** one person, truth · **What happens:** build, be · **To what, where:** phone, film

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This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Phones and computer chips» of the technology course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/technology/9-phones-and-computer-chips/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a film one person builds a phone alone in a garage in a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t9:1
# text = In a film one person builds a phone alone in a garage in a day.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	builds	build	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	garage	garage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | one person | a phone |  | a film | day | in a garage; alone *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Product |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the truth for real phones?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t9:2
# text = What is the truth for real phones?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the truth for real phones |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Phones are grown from seeds in special greenhouses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t9:o1:1
# text = Phones are grown from seeds in special greenhouses
1	Phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	greenhouses	greenhouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present · passive |  | Phones |  | seeds |  | in special greenhouses | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent from seed=Initial\_State in greenhouse=Attribute |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Parts come from many countries and are put together in big factories

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t9:o2:1
# text = Parts come from many countries and are put together in big factories
1	Parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Parts |  |  | many countries |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from country=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **put together** | present · passive | Parts *not said here* |  |  | big factories |  | together *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in factory=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Phones are carved from a single block of metal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t9:o3:1
# text = Phones are carved from a single block of metal
1	Phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	block	block	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | present · passive |  | Phones |  | a single block of metal |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from block=Material |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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One clever person builds each phone alone from scratch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:technology:9-phones-and-computer-chips:t9:o4:1
# text = One clever person builds each phone alone from scratch
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	builds	build	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	scratch	scratch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | present | One clever person | each phone |  | scratch |  | alone *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent phone=Product from scratch=Material |

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